I spent many months researching wood burning fire pits and was nervous about my final purchase.  However, this fire pit is AWESOME.  I would never get a fire pit smaller than this one.  I absolutely love the size and I was a bit nervous about the size.  It is perfect for excellent wood burning fires.  I have had huge roaring fires and slow burning fires in this fire pit all this past winter and this unit is still in outstanding condition.  It has been rained on (I love the cover) and has been outside in Albuquerque, NM for over 6 months now and it still looks great.  I would definitely buy another one of these fire pits and definitely recommend this fire pit to others.